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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 31, 1987 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 55,034 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Don Denkinger |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | DH |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Henry Cotto | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
| Gary Ward | DH |
| Dan Pasqua | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Mike Pagliarulo | Third Baseman |
| Joel Skinner | Catcher |
| Bob Meacham | Shortstop |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. John
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. John
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. John
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cotto vs. Eckersley
Cotto hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Eckersley
Mattingly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Eckersley
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pasqua vs. Eckersley
Pasqua is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. John
McGwire hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. John
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. John
Steinbach is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. John
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Eckersley
Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliarulo vs. Eckersley
Pagliarulo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Pagliarulo reaches second base with a double. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skinner vs. Eckersley
Skinner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meacham vs. Eckersley
Meacham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. Winfield scores. Pagliarulo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cotto vs. Eckersley
Cotto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pagliarulo scores. Meacham moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Eckersley
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattingly for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. John
Tettleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. John
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. John
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Eckersley
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Eckersley
Pasqua hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Eckersley
Winfield hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. John
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. John
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. John
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Eckersley
Pagliarulo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Eckersley
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meacham vs. Eckersley
Meacham hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. John
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. John
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. John
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cotto vs. Eckersley
Cotto hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Eckersley
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. John
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. John
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. John
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. John
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo can't make a play. That's a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. John
Canseco hits a popup towards short. Meacham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Eckersley
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pasqua vs. Eckersley
There goes Ward. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Ward steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pasqua vs. Eckersley
Pasqua strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Eckersley
Winfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliarulo vs. Eckersley
Pagliarulo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. John
McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. John
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Bordi
Rich Bordi now pitching.
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bordi
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Guidry
Ron Guidry now pitching.
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meacham vs. Lamp
Meacham hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Davis picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Davis. Meacham moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cotto vs. Lamp
Cotto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Cotto reaches second base with a double. Meacham scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Lamp
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Cotto scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Mattingly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Plunk
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pasqua vs. Plunk
Pasqua hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Plunk
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Guidry
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Guidry
There's a wild pitch. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Guidry
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Guidry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo juggles the ball. That's an error on Pagliarulo. Javier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Guidry
There goes Griffin. The throw from Skinner and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Guidry
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Guidry
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Plunk
Pagliarulo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Plunk
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meacham vs. Plunk
Meacham takes first base on ball four. Pagliarulo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cotto vs. Plunk
Cotto hits a fly ball towards center. Javier catches it and throws to second to double up Pagliarulo. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Righetti
Dave Righetti now pitching.
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Righetti
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Righetti
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Righetti
Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Righetti
Javier strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1987 -- Oakland at New York (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Phillips T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cotto H, cf 5 2 2 3
Griffin A, ss 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 2 2 3
Canseco J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mattingly D, 1b 4 0 2 1
McGwire M, 1b 4 2 2 2 Ward G, dh 4 1 1 0
Cey R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Pasqua D, lf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, dh 3 0 1 0 Winfield D, rf 4 1 2 1
Davis M, rf 4 1 1 1 Pagliarulo M, 3b 3 1 2 0
Tettleton M, c 4 0 1 0 Skinner J, c 3 0 0 0
Javier S, cf 3 1 0 0 Meacham B, ss 3 2 1 1
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33 5 8 4 34 9 12 9
Oakland 010 000 211 -- 5
New York 140 001 30x -- 9
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 5.1 7 6 6 1 6
Lamp D* 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Plunk E 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (W)+ 6.0 5 2 2 1 0
Bordi R 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Guidry R 1.1 0 1 0 1 3
Righetti D 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Davis M, Pagliarulo M
DP -- Oakland 2, New York 3
LOB -- Oakland 4, New York 4
2B -- Pagliarulo M, Winfield D, Meacham B, Cotto H, Randolph W
HR -- Cotto H, McGwire M 2, Randolph W, Davis M, Cey R
SB -- Ward G, Griffin A
HBP -- by John T (Steinbach T), by Eckersley D (Skinner J)
WP -- Guidry R
T -- 2:49
A -- 55034
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